Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah coauthor book on celibacy, opposing the ordination of married men
Source: The American Magazine
In a move that has stunned many in Rome and is sure to give rise to serious questions far beyond the theme of the book, the emeritus pope Benedict XVI, who will be 93 in April, and Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, have coauthored a book defending celibacy for priests of the Latin Rite church and expressing their total opposition to the ordination of married men, which was one of the recommendations approved by last Octobers Synod for the Pan-Amazonian region. They perceive this opening to the ordination of married men as a great danger to the church.
The authors present themselves as bishops in filial obedience to Pope Francis who seek the truth in a spirit of love of the unity of the church, far from the ideologies that divide and far from political maneuvers or power games or ideological manipulations.
They said it is not possible to keep quiet after the strange synod of the media.
We cannot remain silent, they said, quoting St. Augustine.
Read more: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/01/12/benedict-xvi-and-cardinal-sarah-coauthor-book-celibacy-opposing-ordination-married
Ratzinger said he would remain "hidden from the world" when he retired in 2013.
Midnight Writer
(21,548 posts)AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Canoe52
(2,944 posts)pnwmom
(108,925 posts)and whoever is Ratzinger's puppeteer.
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)I thought the creepy pope was dead!
rpannier
(24,304 posts)As to the retired pontiff, you are correct, he needs to disappear -- preferably the well Ozzie Smith fell into in the Simpsons
The arch conservatives in the Catholic Church (like those at EWTN) are going to use him as a kind of anti-Pope as long as he's alive
Fortinbras Armstrong
(4,473 posts)I'm sure that Francis would have reinstated him as a cardinal, which would have been simply honorary at his age. He then should have retired to Bavaria. And kept his mouth shut.
demigoddess
(6,640 posts)regalia in the future.
rpannier
(24,304 posts)An arch conservative lied
Color me shocked (Burgundy of course)
***If you don't get the reference to Burgundy, you either haven't seen or forgot Hogan's Heroes***
Mc Mike
(9,107 posts)ancianita
(35,816 posts)orangecrush
(19,237 posts)lonely bird
(1,643 posts)Such utter agitprop nonsense. This shows simply and completely that priests, Roman or not, claim to speak for deity while advancing their power agenda. Btw, I seem to recall that the Roman church allows Episcopal priests that are married and that convert to say mass. Perhaps I am wrong about that. I also recall that Eastern rite priests can be married as well.
Igel
(35,197 posts)the Orthodox view is that if you're married, stay married; if not married, don't seek a wife. So if you're ordained married, you stay married; if you're single, you're celibate--that's not supposed to change.
That is my understanding as well.
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)May remain married. The Anglican Ordinates that converted are also allowed to marry
3Hotdogs
(12,210 posts)God knew what he was doing.
Perseus
(4,341 posts)influence other people's kids, they already do a lot of damage, so if a so called god exists and he/she was responsible for it, big mistake god! Maybe a sign that god is just an invention of man?
Cirque du So-What
(25,812 posts)Lust for accumulation of wealth by the church. Married clergy generate offspring who inherit land and wealth. Unmarried clergy leave everything to the church. There's also the possibility of bishops & cardinals - perhaps even pope - becoming hereditary titles. Celibate clergy avoids all that.
Perseus
(4,341 posts)After all, lands and properties acquired by clergymen are not their actual property, they come from donations and thus are not personal belonging but instead are belongings to the church which in turn have accumulated obscene amounts of money.
The best solution is to close all religions.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)I don't want my (or anyone else's) first amendment rights denied or infringed upon.
47of74
(18,470 posts)We all know how well he followed that rule.
If he could have he would have turned the Papacy into a hereditary monarchy.
IronLionZion
(45,264 posts)many women hear the calling for the priesthood and it's disgusting for the patriarchy to think that's somehow less authentic than for men. There is a shortage of priests in many areas.
Oh well, the protestants have women and married pastors, so they might be on to something.
Perseus
(4,341 posts)Women, to them, are a subclass of the human race.
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)relationships?
Mc Mike
(9,107 posts)And they should be allowed to get married.
Or alternatively, they can keep up their decades long whining about lack of 'vocations' among Catholics, and about how there aren't enough ordained clergy to serve the faithful.
NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)Celibacy is not natural
Perseus
(4,341 posts)Why do people still believe in religion? I don't understand it. The worst part is they treat priests like if they were semi-gods, leave their kids at their care and then they are abused. Of course that not all priests are pedophiles, but a good number of them are either pedophiles or gay and the only way to end that is by allowing them to marry, or better yet, close all religions.
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)quite a 'playboy' before 'seeing the light'.
Turin_C3PO
(13,650 posts)We have the 1st amendment in this country and for good reason.
keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)"of the Latin Rite church"
How many versions of the 'church' are they considering?
Paula Sims
(877 posts)And our priests are doing just fine with families and lives and thriving churches (many). Hlad they are sticking to the Latin Rite.
keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)And the Catholic church DOES have some married priests.
Usually Episcopalian priests who convert over.
Mc Mike
(9,107 posts)There are 6 Rites in the RC church. Alexandrian, Armenian, Byzantine, East Syriac, Latin, West Syriac. Particular churches within the 6 rites are declared to be 'sui iuris', the pope has the final say, but the churches in the different rites have their own hierarchies with authority over the particulars of their faith and structure of the church, internally.
I can't link it with this computer, but the wiki heading is 'Catholic_particular_churches_and_liturgical_rites'.
Clerical celibacy is not strictly required for Maronite priests outside of North America. Due to a long term understanding with their Latin counterparts in North America, Maronite priests in that area have traditionally remained celibate.
keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,149 posts)He needs to shut his pie hole, because he is no longer the frigging pope. . .
somaticexperiencing
(311 posts)Bradical79
(4,490 posts)The Catholic Church is a fucked up institution.
Xolodno
(6,341 posts)....just say'in.